Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1260
Supplemental Nutrition assistance Program
Requester:		Cindy L Wagoner			Organization:		Florida Association of Food Banks
Project Title:		Supplemental Nutrition assistance Program			Date Submitted		1/14/2003 8:56:31 AM
Sponsors:		Wasserman Schultz
Statewide Interest:
Assist the hungry in getting better nutrition.
Recipient:		Florida Association of Food Banks			Contact:		Micheal Dobson
		4016 Northwest Passage			Contact Phone:		(850) 443-3477
		Tallahassee 32303
Counties:		{Statewide}
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Nutritious food that is not typically donated will be purchased from FL vendors for distribution (at no cost) to the hungry families.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Milklions of pounds of nutritious foods will feed the hungry.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,000,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
	Cash Amount		$
Was this project previously funded by the state?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$1,000,000		To Fund:		Operations
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:		Food banks services and assessments, National Hunger Studies.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No